Events Archive

Cultivating Calm & Mindfulness for the Holidays

Holiday time can be stressful. Set aside time to practice in a supportive community space, dedicated to care and revitalization. Join InsightLA teachers for a Saturday half-day retreat and return the heart and mind to balance. Mindfulness for the Holi... Read more

Compassion in Action: Community Meditation from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico

Join us to cultivate compassion and fundraise to alleviate the suffering caused by hurricane Fiona to marginalized communities in Puerto Rico. This a unique opportunity to practice loving kindness in a collective effort to be of service through reflect... Read more

Be With The Body: Guided Meditation

[PLEASE NOTE: Our class is returning to online only as of March 8th so there will be no in-person gathering from and including March 8th onward. Join us online every Wednesday here.] It’s very easy & common for us to be disconnected from our bodies... Read more

Dedicated Link: The Mindful Journey: A Discussion with Members of the First All-Black Climbing Team to Summit Mt. Everest

Before practicing meditation, we see that mountains are mountains. When we start to practice, we see that mountains are no longer mountains. After practicing a while, we see that mountains are again mountains. -Thich Nhat Hanh (2010). The Diamond Th... Read more

[Cancelled] Mindfulness Lab: An Introduction to Your Practice

Are you looking to start incorporating mindfulness into your daily life, but unsure of where to begin? Join InsightLA Senior Teacher Allen Weiss for this 5-week foundations series. This online class is an introduction to creating and incorporating an ... Read more

Awareness and Wisdom: A 24 Hour Practice for Daily Life (Prerequisite Required)

We tend not to understand what seeing is. The instant tendency of the mind is to think of what it is seeing—a statue of the Buddha, the floor, a cushion. But the seeing is a different thing. Seeing is a very, very obvious object. Just acknowledge that y... Read more

[RESCHEDULING] Mindfulness & Compassion Practices for Anxiety: A Series for the Latino/a/x Community

TO BE RESCHEDULED - AWAITING NEW DATES EMAIL SENT BY ELIZABETH 11/21/22 The current state of affairs that we are facing as a community on a global scale and in the U.S., as well as at a personal level, have the potential to trigger mental states such ... Read more

[Cancelled] Settling, Seeing, and Spacious Awareness

We will train in three inter-related modes of practice. First, we will settle and stabilize our minds and bodies, becoming more concentrated, through both sitting and moving forms of meditation, including regular Qigong. As we settle, we then become bet... Read more

Love and Rest

We often long for love, both giving and receiving, but the busyness of life and the agitation of our minds do not create the conditions for love to arise. In dharma practice, we find love naturally arises when we rest deeply. When we let go of the dissa... Read more

Spring Renewal: The Blossoming of Insight

If this retreat is full please complete this form and we will reach out to you with our availability options. Spring is a wonderful time to turn inward and renew ourselves. Come spend the week at Big Bear Retreat center in the serene San Berna... Read more